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Chancellor John Bardo; Jeanette Hyde, vice chair of the board of
trustees; and Phillip Walker, chair of the board of trustees
A gift from Raleigh businessman Wallace Hyde, former
chairman of Western’s board of trustees and long-time
university benefactor, will enable establishment of an endowed
professorship in gerontological social work in honor of his wife
and current board vice chair, Jeanette Hyde.
Announcement of the $250,000 gift to Western came as the
university’s board of trustees gathered for committee reports
and dinner prior to its March meeting.
Although Jeanette Hyde is a successful businesswoman
and banking executive who is perhaps best known as U.S.
ambassador to the seven Eastern Caribbean nations of Barbados,
Dominica, St. Vincent, St. Lucia, Antigua, Grenada and St.
Kitts-Nevis from 1994 until 1998, she always has called social
work her “true calling.”
“Wallace and Jeanette Hyde have long been among this
university’s closest friends and advocates, and this gift is
a wonderful testament to their commitment to Western,”
Chancellor John W. Bardo said. “The establishment of the
Ambassador Jeanette W. Hyde Distinguished Professorship
will greatly enrich our social work curriculum.”
Wallace Hyde Gift to
Endow Social Work
Professorship
Through a program initiated by the General Assembly to
encourage private support of public institutions of higher
education, Western will request $250,000 in matching funds to
create the $500,000 professorship in gerontological social work.
Mrs. Hyde attended Wake Forest University and graduated
from Delta State University. She taught school for two years on
Thomas L. Franke,
chief information
officer at Western
since December 2001,
is leaving that position
immediately to begin
a special assignment
in the University
of North Carolina
system’s division of
information resources.
The first member of Western’s
administration to hold the title of
CIO, Franke is now the first “senior
research fellow” appointed to work in
the area of information technology for
the UNC Office of the President, said
Robyn Render, UNC vice president for
information resources.
CIO Franke Takes UNC Assignment; Stahl Named Interim Head
Franke will be working on research
projects in the areas of identity
management, shared and hosted
information technology infrastructures
for electronic learning, and Internet 2
resources for all levels of education, from
kindergarten through graduate school.
“This is a great opportunity for Tom,
as he will be working with one of the
most forward-thinking CIO groups in the
country. I understand the attraction of the
assignment and know that he will profit
by the experience and add value to the
UNC system,” said Provost Kyle Carter
in announcing Franke’s appointment.
“Tom arrived on campus during
a time of unprecedented growth,”
Chancellor John W. Bardo said. “He is
responsible for moving Western from a
‘computer center’ campus to one with an
information technology division. We are
now well poised for the future.”
Western’s head librarian Wilson
“Bil” Stahl, former
director of information
technology at the
University of North
Carolina at Charlotte,
will serve as interim
CIO. Stahl was
a member of the
administration at
UNC-Charlotte for 17
years prior to coming
to Western in August 2000. He served
as acting associate vice chancellor for
library and information services and
director of information technology
Bil Stahl
Tom Franke
continued on page 2
Franke Moves to UNC
continued from page 1
March 28, 2005 • The Reporter • page 2
Jim Rowell with Mountain Heritage Day volunteer Jack Collins at last year’s festival
Wallace Hyde Gift
continued from page 1
the Greek island of Crete before going
into social work and counseling with the
N.C. Administrative Office of the Courts.
It was there that she gained an eternal
appreciation for social work.
“As a former social worker, I have seen
first-hand the contributions social work
professionals are making to our society
each and every day. The increasing number
of senior citizens in our nation’s population
will require social workers with enhanced
levels of education and training, and I hope
this endowed professorship can enable
Western to bring in a nationally recognized
expert in gerontology who can help address
those needs,” she said.
“Although I have been away from the
profession for many years, I still have an
incredible passion for social work. The
social work training I received prepared me
well for many other endeavors, in business,
politics and diplomacy. It helped me learn
to better understand situations from others’
perspectives,” she said. “And I believe that
we all, as human beings, have an obligation
to do whatever is in our power to help our
fellow human beings.”
Mrs. Hyde serves on boards for the
Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships, N.C.
Community Foundation, Council of
American Ambassadors, Young Americas
Business Trust, and American Diplomacy
Publishers Inc. She formerly served on
boards for the UNC at Chapel Hill School
of Social Work, Triangle World Affairs
Council, Methodist Home for Children, and
Wake County Communities and Schools.
A former member of the N.C. Board of
Transportation, she is a current member of
the boards of trustees at Wake Forest and
Elon universities.
Her husband, Wallace Hyde, attended
Western on scholarships for football and
basketball, earning his bachelor’s degree in
physical education from Western in 1949
and his master’s degree in public school
administration in 1953. He earned his
doctorate at New York University in 1959.
A teacher, coach and athletics director in
planning at the Charlotte campus.
Stahl also held a special assignment of
developing an information technology
plan for UNC-Charlotte, served as a
member of a UNC system committee
responsible for examining Web-based
services for students, and chaired a state
advisory committee that set technical
standards and directions for electronic
bibliographic and reference resources.
“We are fortunate to have Bil Stahl to
take over the leadership of information
technology as Tom Franke leaves for
Chapel Hill,” Carter said. “He made
a career change to Western because
of quality-of-life issues. I know being
CIO was not in his plan, but Bil is
a team player who wants the best
for the university. He has extensive
IT knowledge and experience, great
interpersonal skills and is a great
strategic planner. I couldn’t have found
a better person to lead IT during this
interim period.”
Stahl will remain university librarian
throughout the transition, and will rely
on the library’s executive leadership
team to assist him in the day-to-day
management of the library, Carter said.
Western will conduct a national
search for a new CIO, but will delay
the beginning of the search process
until the completion of several high-priority
information technology projects
currently under way.
Western has named a staff to lead the 2005 edition of Mountain Heritage Day, the
university’s annual autumnal celebration of mountain culture.
Chairing this year’s festival will be Jim Rowell, senior director of marketing and
promotions in the Office of Public Relations. Zeta Smith, assistant to the vice chancellor
in the Division of Advancement and External Affairs, will serve as vice chair.
Mary Lou Millwood, formerly licensure assistant in the College of Education and
Allied Professions, has joined the staff of the Mountain Heritage Center and will serve as
resource assistant for Mountain Heritage Day.
The festival features a full day of traditional Appalachian music, dance, food and
contests, along with demonstrations of authentic folk arts. This year’s event will be held
Saturday, September 24.
For information about Mountain Heritage Day, call 227-3193 or click on www.
mountainheritageday.com.
Staff Named to Lead Mountain Heritage Day
North Carolina public schools early in his
career, he was instrumental in establishing
North Carolina’s drivers’ education
program.
Listed in “Who’s Who Among American
Politics,” Hyde was a member of Western’s
board of trustees for 16 years, including
a record 11 years as chairman. He headed
Gov. Bob Scott’s statewide committee
to restructure the N.C. higher education
system, from which the 16-campus
University of North Carolina system
evolved in 1971. He was elected to the
first Board of Governors in the new UNC
system in 1972, and received the WCU
Alumni Association’s Distinguished
Service Award that year. Western presented
him an honorary doctorate in 2002.
“In making this gift, I wanted to help the
university I love the most in its efforts to
achieve excellence, and I wanted to honor
the woman I love the most,” Hyde said.
“I feel very strongly that everyone should
help his or her university. Too many people
go away after getting their degree and
never give anything back to the university.”
March 28, 2005 • The Reporter • page 3
March 28 - April 10
March
Submissions
E-mail news items and calendar notices to
Reporter@email.wcu.edu. Submit items at
least three weeks prior to the event.
Monday, March 28
Funding for Research workshop—Talking
with the Foundations: Cherokee Preservation
Foundation and the Golden LEAF Foundation.
2-4 p.m. Room 143, Outreach Center.
(227-2921)
Tuesday, March 29
Women’s History Month—Women Inspiring
Hope and Possibility, recognition reception
honoring women of hope and possibility.
Refreshments, certificates, and prizes. 3–5 p.m.
Multipurpose Room, A.K. Hinds University
Center. (227-3839)
Catamount Concert Series—piano trios by
Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich, performed
by faculty pianists Bradley Martin and Lillian
Buss Pearson, with guests artists Inez Redman,
violin, and Ron Clearfield, cello. 8 p.m. Recital
Hall, Coulter Building. (227-7242)
Wednesday, March 30
Women’s History Month—Career Equity:
Transforming Gender Roles, Fourth Annual
Gender Research Conference. Keynote address
by documentary film producer Jocelyn Riley,
9 a.m. Hour-long sessions, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
A.K. Hinds University Center. (227-2627)
Women’s History Month—Pledged: The
Secret Life of Sororities, with Western Carolina
sorority women discussing negative stereotypes
linked to sisterhoods. Noon. Rogers Room,
A.K. Hinds University Center. (227-3839)
Catamount baseball—vs. Brown. 7 p.m.
Childress Field/Hennon Stadium. (227-7338)
Appalachian Folklife Series—string band
musicians Bill Pruett of Robbinsville and
George Kraushaar of Brasstown. 7 p.m.
Auditorium, Mountain Heritage Center.
(227-7129)
Recital—Trumpet Studio. 8 p.m. Recital Hall,
Coulter Building. (227-7242)
Thursday, March 31–Friday, April 1
Conference—twelfth annual Cullowhee
Conference on Communicative Disorders.
(227-3379 or ogletree@wcu.edu)
Thursday, March 31–Saturday, April 2
Film—Alexander. Admission: $2 with student
identification; $4 without student identification
(includes small soda and popcorn). 9 p.m.
Theater, A.K Hinds University Center.
(227-7206)
Thursday, March 31
Catamount baseball—vs. Brown. 3 p.m.
Childress Field/Hennon Stadium. (227-7338)
Films That Matter—Ashes and Diamonds
(Andrej Wajda, 1958). 6 p.m. Room 130, Fine
and Performing Arts Center. (227-2324)
Friday, April 1
Edible Book Fair—entries will be on display
from 3-4 p.m. for photos, judging and prizes.
Lobby, Hunter Library (227-3413)
Concert—Western Carolina Civic Orchestra. 8
p.m. Recital Hall, Coulter Building. (227-7242)
Saturday, April 2
Catamount track and field—Catamount
Classic. Volunteer officials needed.
(227-2026)
Sunday, April 3
Arti-Facts!—Throwing a Pot, for children
ages 6 through 12 to explore our natural
and cultural heritage. Free, but reservations
required. 2:30–3:30. Mountain Heritage Center.
(227-7129)
Tuesday, April 5-Thursday, April 7
Spring Literary Festival—for event locations
and times, click on http://www.wcu.edu/as/
english/litfestival (227-7264)
Tuesday, April 5
Hearing screenings—at the Speech and
Hearing Center. Free. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Ground
floor, McKee Building. (227-7251)
Workshop—Safe Zone, Parts I and 1I.
Designed to educate and create allies for LGBT
individuals and issues. Registration required.
2–5 p.m. and 6:30–9:30 p.m. Room 104,
Killian Building. (227-2276)
Lectures, Concerts, and Exhibitions series—
All the Great Books (abridged), performed
by the Reduced Shakespeare Company.
Admission: $15 general; $10 staff, non-
Western students; $0 Western students. 7:30
p.m. Ramsey Regional Activity Center.
(227-7206)
Catamount Concert Series—Percussion
Ensemble. 7:30 p.m. Recital Hall, Coulter
Building. (227-7242)
Wednesday, April 6
Appalachian Cultural Lunchtime Series—
banjoist Clarke Buehling. Attendees are
invited to bring lunch. 12:15–1 p.m.
Auditorium, Mountain Heritage Center.
(227-7129)
Catamount baseball—vs. UNC Asheville.
7 p.m. Childress Field/Hennon Stadium.
(227-7338)
Lectures, Concerts, and Exhibitions Series—
Josephine Humphreys, Charleston author noted
for sensitive evocations of family life in the
South. Admission: $5 general; $3 staff, non-
Western students; $0 Western students. 7:30
p.m. Recital Hall, Coulter Building. (227-7206)
Thursday, April 7
Films That Matter—Pickpocket (Robert
Bresson, 1959). 6 p.m. Room 130, Fine and
Performing Arts Center. (227-2324)
Old-time Music and Bluegrass Jam—local
musicians share tunes and techniques while
enjoying old-time and bluegrass music. 7–9
p.m. Mountain Heritage Center. (227-7129)
Thursday, April 7–Saturday, April 9
Film—National Treasure. Admission: $2
with student identification; $4 without student
identification (includes small soda and
popcorn). 9 p.m. Theater, A.K Hinds University
Center. (227-7206)
Friday, April 8–Saturday, April 9
Concert—Western Carolina University Honor
Band. Various times. Recital Hall, Coulter
Building. (227-7242)
Relay for Life—students, faculty, staff, and
alumni raise money for cancer research. 7 p.m.
Friday–7 a.m. Saturday. Lawn, A.K. Hinds
University Center. (227-2621)
Friday, April 8
Catamount baseball—vs. East Tennessee
State. Southern Conference game. 7 p.m.
Childress Field/Hennon Stadium. (227-7338)
Saturday, April 9
Lady Catamount tennis—vs. Elon. Southern
Conference match. 2 p.m. Reid Gymnasium
tennis courts. (227-7338)
Catamount baseball—vs. East Tennessee
State. Southern Conference game. 4 p.m.
Childress Field/Hennon Stadium. (227-7338)
Sunday, April 10
Catamount baseball—vs. East Tennessee
State. Southern Conference game. 1 p.m.
Childress Field/Hennon Stadium. (227-7338)
Lady Catamount tennis—vs. Georgia
Southern. Southern Conference match. 1 p.m.
Reid Gymnasium tennis courts. (227-7338)
Crafts at the Center—cornshuck creations.
2–4 p.m. Mountain Heritage Center. (227-
7129)
Southern Circuit Film Series—filmmaker
Richard Gordon’s Morning Sun. Director will
be present to discuss film. Free. 7 p.m. Theater,
A.K. Hinds University Center. (227-7206)
April
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News for the Faculty and Staff of Western Carolina University
t h e
Imagination, ideas, insight, ingenuity,
innovation, invention and inspiration.
Those will be the guiding themes
behind a day of intensive discussion
and brainstorming about the future of
Western North Carolina as hundreds
of “thought leaders” come together at
Western on Wednesday, April 13.
Christened the i7 Futures Forum,
a name derived from seven guiding
themes, the event will be held in the
Ramsey Regional Activity Center
beginning at 8:30 a.m. and continuing
until 4:30 p.m.
“We are bringing together a mix
of creative thinkers from science,
government, technology, education,
arts and the humanities to collectively
imagine what our region will look and
feel like 20 years from now,” said Paul
Evans, director of Western’s Center for
Regional Development, which is hosting
the forum. “The structure is dialogue
Region’s Future is Topic of
April 13 Brainstorming Session
– poets talking with economists, engineers
talking with painters, philosophers talking
with entrepreneurs, and every combination
in between – to see what type of future we
might envision for our region.”
The i7 Futures Forum is designed as
the fi rst part of an on-going effort to
help shape the direction of Western’s
recently announced Millennial Initiative,
a comprehensive regional economic
development strategy that includes the
addition of 344 acres of property adjacent
to the main campus, Evans said.
“The Millennial Initiative represents
the university’s creative engagement with
the economy, culture and aesthetics of the
region and its global counterparts. It will
enable the application of the best ideas of
the region while also serving as a center of
inspiration for students and other regional
citizens determined to turn their creativity
and education into a viable livelihood,”
said Chancellor John W. Bardo. “The i7
Futures Forum represents our hopes for
the inclusive and dynamic scope of the
Millennial Initiative.”
Participants in the forum are anticipated
from a variety of backgrounds, including
health care, biotechnology, tourism,
environment, government, engineering,
architecture, education, business,
communications, philosophy and art.
The forum will consist of numerous
panels – or “strands” – held throughout
the day on a wide variety of topics:
allied health industries; applied science,
biotechnology and native botanicals;
recreation, tourism and environment;
government policy and research; creative
and performing arts; engineering,
technology and green construction;
architecture and design; new economy
workforce; the creative class; teaching
and learning; entrepreneurial creation
and fi nancing; communications and
broadband; the search for meaning;
sociology and native culture; and student
ingenuity and ideas for the future.
Registration for the event is free of
charge. The deadline to register is Friday,
April 8. For more information about the
i7 Futures Forum or to register, contact
the Center for Regional Development
at 227-7492 or go to www.wcu.edu/crd.
Imagination
Ideas
Insight
Ingenuity
Innovation
Invention
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Chancellor John Bardo; Jeanette Hyde, vice chair of the board of
trustees; and Phillip Walker, chair of the board of trustees
A gift from Raleigh businessman Wallace Hyde, former
chairman of Western’s board of trustees and long-time
university benefactor, will enable establishment of an endowed
professorship in gerontological social work in honor of his wife
and current board vice chair, Jeanette Hyde.
Announcement of the $250,000 gift to Western came as the
university’s board of trustees gathered for committee reports
and dinner prior to its March meeting.
Although Jeanette Hyde is a successful businesswoman
and banking executive who is perhaps best known as U.S.
ambassador to the seven Eastern Caribbean nations of Barbados,
Dominica, St. Vincent, St. Lucia, Antigua, Grenada and St.
Kitts-Nevis from 1994 until 1998, she always has called social
work her “true calling.”
“Wallace and Jeanette Hyde have long been among this
university’s closest friends and advocates, and this gift is
a wonderful testament to their commitment to Western,”
Chancellor John W. Bardo said. “The establishment of the
Ambassador Jeanette W. Hyde Distinguished Professorship
will greatly enrich our social work curriculum.”
Wallace Hyde Gift to
Endow Social Work
Professorship
Through a program initiated by the General Assembly to
encourage private support of public institutions of higher
education, Western will request $250,000 in matching funds to
create the $500,000 professorship in gerontological social work.
Mrs. Hyde attended Wake Forest University and graduated
from Delta State University. She taught school for two years on
Thomas L. Franke,
chief information
officer at Western
since December 2001,
is leaving that position
immediately to begin
a special assignment
in the University
of North Carolina
system’s division of
information resources.
The first member of Western’s
administration to hold the title of
CIO, Franke is now the first “senior
research fellow” appointed to work in
the area of information technology for
the UNC Office of the President, said
Robyn Render, UNC vice president for
information resources.
CIO Franke Takes UNC Assignment; Stahl Named Interim Head
Franke will be working on research
projects in the areas of identity
management, shared and hosted
information technology infrastructures
for electronic learning, and Internet 2
resources for all levels of education, from
kindergarten through graduate school.
“This is a great opportunity for Tom,
as he will be working with one of the
most forward-thinking CIO groups in the
country. I understand the attraction of the
assignment and know that he will profit
by the experience and add value to the
UNC system,” said Provost Kyle Carter
in announcing Franke’s appointment.
“Tom arrived on campus during
a time of unprecedented growth,”
Chancellor John W. Bardo said. “He is
responsible for moving Western from a
‘computer center’ campus to one with an
information technology division. We are
now well poised for the future.”
Western’s head librarian Wilson
“Bil” Stahl, former
director of information
technology at the
University of North
Carolina at Charlotte,
will serve as interim
CIO. Stahl was
a member of the
administration at
UNC-Charlotte for 17
years prior to coming
to Western in August 2000. He served
as acting associate vice chancellor for
library and information services and
director of information technology
Bil Stahl
Tom Franke
continued on page 2
Franke Moves to UNC
continued from page 1
March 28, 2005 • The Reporter • page 2
Jim Rowell with Mountain Heritage Day volunteer Jack Collins at last year’s festival
Wallace Hyde Gift
continued from page 1
the Greek island of Crete before going
into social work and counseling with the
N.C. Administrative Office of the Courts.
It was there that she gained an eternal
appreciation for social work.
“As a former social worker, I have seen
first-hand the contributions social work
professionals are making to our society
each and every day. The increasing number
of senior citizens in our nation’s population
will require social workers with enhanced
levels of education and training, and I hope
this endowed professorship can enable
Western to bring in a nationally recognized
expert in gerontology who can help address
those needs,” she said.
“Although I have been away from the
profession for many years, I still have an
incredible passion for social work. The
social work training I received prepared me
well for many other endeavors, in business,
politics and diplomacy. It helped me learn
to better understand situations from others’
perspectives,” she said. “And I believe that
we all, as human beings, have an obligation
to do whatever is in our power to help our
fellow human beings.”
Mrs. Hyde serves on boards for the
Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships, N.C.
Community Foundation, Council of
American Ambassadors, Young Americas
Business Trust, and American Diplomacy
Publishers Inc. She formerly served on
boards for the UNC at Chapel Hill School
of Social Work, Triangle World Affairs
Council, Methodist Home for Children, and
Wake County Communities and Schools.
A former member of the N.C. Board of
Transportation, she is a current member of
the boards of trustees at Wake Forest and
Elon universities.
Her husband, Wallace Hyde, attended
Western on scholarships for football and
basketball, earning his bachelor’s degree in
physical education from Western in 1949
and his master’s degree in public school
administration in 1953. He earned his
doctorate at New York University in 1959.
A teacher, coach and athletics director in
planning at the Charlotte campus.
Stahl also held a special assignment of
developing an information technology
plan for UNC-Charlotte, served as a
member of a UNC system committee
responsible for examining Web-based
services for students, and chaired a state
advisory committee that set technical
standards and directions for electronic
bibliographic and reference resources.
“We are fortunate to have Bil Stahl to
take over the leadership of information
technology as Tom Franke leaves for
Chapel Hill,” Carter said. “He made
a career change to Western because
of quality-of-life issues. I know being
CIO was not in his plan, but Bil is
a team player who wants the best
for the university. He has extensive
IT knowledge and experience, great
interpersonal skills and is a great
strategic planner. I couldn’t have found
a better person to lead IT during this
interim period.”
Stahl will remain university librarian
throughout the transition, and will rely
on the library’s executive leadership
team to assist him in the day-to-day
management of the library, Carter said.
Western will conduct a national
search for a new CIO, but will delay
the beginning of the search process
until the completion of several high-priority
information technology projects
currently under way.
Western has named a staff to lead the 2005 edition of Mountain Heritage Day, the
university’s annual autumnal celebration of mountain culture.
Chairing this year’s festival will be Jim Rowell, senior director of marketing and
promotions in the Office of Public Relations. Zeta Smith, assistant to the vice chancellor
in the Division of Advancement and External Affairs, will serve as vice chair.
Mary Lou Millwood, formerly licensure assistant in the College of Education and
Allied Professions, has joined the staff of the Mountain Heritage Center and will serve as
resource assistant for Mountain Heritage Day.
The festival features a full day of traditional Appalachian music, dance, food and
contests, along with demonstrations of authentic folk arts. This year’s event will be held
Saturday, September 24.
For information about Mountain Heritage Day, call 227-3193 or click on www.
mountainheritageday.com.
Staff Named to Lead Mountain Heritage Day
North Carolina public schools early in his
career, he was instrumental in establishing
North Carolina’s drivers’ education
program.
Listed in “Who’s Who Among American
Politics,” Hyde was a member of Western’s
board of trustees for 16 years, including
a record 11 years as chairman. He headed
Gov. Bob Scott’s statewide committee
to restructure the N.C. higher education
system, from which the 16-campus
University of North Carolina system
evolved in 1971. He was elected to the
first Board of Governors in the new UNC
system in 1972, and received the WCU
Alumni Association’s Distinguished
Service Award that year. Western presented
him an honorary doctorate in 2002.
“In making this gift, I wanted to help the
university I love the most in its efforts to
achieve excellence, and I wanted to honor
the woman I love the most,” Hyde said.
“I feel very strongly that everyone should
help his or her university. Too many people
go away after getting their degree and
never give anything back to the university.”
March 28, 2005 • The Reporter • page 3
March 28 - April 10
March
Submissions
E-mail news items and calendar notices to
Reporter@email.wcu.edu. Submit items at
least three weeks prior to the event.
Monday, March 28
Funding for Research workshop—Talking
with the Foundations: Cherokee Preservation
Foundation and the Golden LEAF Foundation.
2-4 p.m. Room 143, Outreach Center.
(227-2921)
Tuesday, March 29
Women’s History Month—Women Inspiring
Hope and Possibility, recognition reception
honoring women of hope and possibility.
Refreshments, certificates, and prizes. 3–5 p.m.
Multipurpose Room, A.K. Hinds University
Center. (227-3839)
Catamount Concert Series—piano trios by
Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich, performed
by faculty pianists Bradley Martin and Lillian
Buss Pearson, with guests artists Inez Redman,
violin, and Ron Clearfield, cello. 8 p.m. Recital
Hall, Coulter Building. (227-7242)
Wednesday, March 30
Women’s History Month—Career Equity:
Transforming Gender Roles, Fourth Annual
Gender Research Conference. Keynote address
by documentary film producer Jocelyn Riley,
9 a.m. Hour-long sessions, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
A.K. Hinds University Center. (227-2627)
Women’s History Month—Pledged: The
Secret Life of Sororities, with Western Carolina
sorority women discussing negative stereotypes
linked to sisterhoods. Noon. Rogers Room,
A.K. Hinds University Center. (227-3839)
Catamount baseball—vs. Brown. 7 p.m.
Childress Field/Hennon Stadium. (227-7338)
Appalachian Folklife Series—string band
musicians Bill Pruett of Robbinsville and
George Kraushaar of Brasstown. 7 p.m.
Auditorium, Mountain Heritage Center.
(227-7129)
Recital—Trumpet Studio. 8 p.m. Recital Hall,
Coulter Building. (227-7242)
Thursday, March 31–Friday, April 1
Conference—twelfth annual Cullowhee
Conference on Communicative Disorders.
(227-3379 or ogletree@wcu.edu)
Thursday, March 31–Saturday, April 2
Film—Alexander. Admission: $2 with student
identification; $4 without student identification
(includes small soda and popcorn). 9 p.m.
Theater, A.K Hinds University Center.
(227-7206)
Thursday, March 31
Catamount baseball—vs. Brown. 3 p.m.
Childress Field/Hennon Stadium. (227-7338)
Films That Matter—Ashes and Diamonds
(Andrej Wajda, 1958). 6 p.m. Room 130, Fine
and Performing Arts Center. (227-2324)
Friday, April 1
Edible Book Fair—entries will be on display
from 3-4 p.m. for photos, judging and prizes.
Lobby, Hunter Library (227-3413)
Concert—Western Carolina Civic Orchestra. 8
p.m. Recital Hall, Coulter Building. (227-7242)
Saturday, April 2
Catamount track and field—Catamount
Classic. Volunteer officials needed.
(227-2026)
Sunday, April 3
Arti-Facts!—Throwing a Pot, for children
ages 6 through 12 to explore our natural
and cultural heritage. Free, but reservations
required. 2:30–3:30. Mountain Heritage Center.
(227-7129)
Tuesday, April 5-Thursday, April 7
Spring Literary Festival—for event locations
and times, click on http://www.wcu.edu/as/
english/litfestival (227-7264)
Tuesday, April 5
Hearing screenings—at the Speech and
Hearing Center. Free. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Ground
floor, McKee Building. (227-7251)
Workshop—Safe Zone, Parts I and 1I.
Designed to educate and create allies for LGBT
individuals and issues. Registration required.
2–5 p.m. and 6:30–9:30 p.m. Room 104,
Killian Building. (227-2276)
Lectures, Concerts, and Exhibitions series—
All the Great Books (abridged), performed
by the Reduced Shakespeare Company.
Admission: $15 general; $10 staff, non-
Western students; $0 Western students. 7:30
p.m. Ramsey Regional Activity Center.
(227-7206)
Catamount Concert Series—Percussion
Ensemble. 7:30 p.m. Recital Hall, Coulter
Building. (227-7242)
Wednesday, April 6
Appalachian Cultural Lunchtime Series—
banjoist Clarke Buehling. Attendees are
invited to bring lunch. 12:15–1 p.m.
Auditorium, Mountain Heritage Center.
(227-7129)
Catamount baseball—vs. UNC Asheville.
7 p.m. Childress Field/Hennon Stadium.
(227-7338)
Lectures, Concerts, and Exhibitions Series—
Josephine Humphreys, Charleston author noted
for sensitive evocations of family life in the
South. Admission: $5 general; $3 staff, non-
Western students; $0 Western students. 7:30
p.m. Recital Hall, Coulter Building. (227-7206)
Thursday, April 7
Films That Matter—Pickpocket (Robert
Bresson, 1959). 6 p.m. Room 130, Fine and
Performing Arts Center. (227-2324)
Old-time Music and Bluegrass Jam—local
musicians share tunes and techniques while
enjoying old-time and bluegrass music. 7–9
p.m. Mountain Heritage Center. (227-7129)
Thursday, April 7–Saturday, April 9
Film—National Treasure. Admission: $2
with student identification; $4 without student
identification (includes small soda and
popcorn). 9 p.m. Theater, A.K Hinds University
Center. (227-7206)
Friday, April 8–Saturday, April 9
Concert—Western Carolina University Honor
Band. Various times. Recital Hall, Coulter
Building. (227-7242)
Relay for Life—students, faculty, staff, and
alumni raise money for cancer research. 7 p.m.
Friday–7 a.m. Saturday. Lawn, A.K. Hinds
University Center. (227-2621)
Friday, April 8
Catamount baseball—vs. East Tennessee
State. Southern Conference game. 7 p.m.
Childress Field/Hennon Stadium. (227-7338)
Saturday, April 9
Lady Catamount tennis—vs. Elon. Southern
Conference match. 2 p.m. Reid Gymnasium
tennis courts. (227-7338)
Catamount baseball—vs. East Tennessee
State. Southern Conference game. 4 p.m.
Childress Field/Hennon Stadium. (227-7338)
Sunday, April 10
Catamount baseball—vs. East Tennessee
State. Southern Conference game. 1 p.m.
Childress Field/Hennon Stadium. (227-7338)
Lady Catamount tennis—vs. Georgia
Southern. Southern Conference match. 1 p.m.
Reid Gymnasium tennis courts. (227-7338)
Crafts at the Center—cornshuck creations.
2–4 p.m. Mountain Heritage Center. (227-
7129)
Southern Circuit Film Series—filmmaker
Richard Gordon’s Morning Sun. Director will
be present to discuss film. Free. 7 p.m. Theater,
A.K. Hinds University Center. (227-7206)
April
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t h e
Imagination, ideas, insight, ingenuity,
innovation, invention and inspiration.
Those will be the guiding themes
behind a day of intensive discussion
and brainstorming about the future of
Western North Carolina as hundreds
of “thought leaders” come together at
Western on Wednesday, April 13.
Christened the i7 Futures Forum,
a name derived from seven guiding
themes, the event will be held in the
Ramsey Regional Activity Center
beginning at 8:30 a.m. and continuing
until 4:30 p.m.
“We are bringing together a mix
of creative thinkers from science,
government, technology, education,
arts and the humanities to collectively
imagine what our region will look and
feel like 20 years from now,” said Paul
Evans, director of Western’s Center for
Regional Development, which is hosting
the forum. “The structure is dialogue
Region’s Future is Topic of
April 13 Brainstorming Session
– poets talking with economists, engineers
talking with painters, philosophers talking
with entrepreneurs, and every combination
in between – to see what type of future we
might envision for our region.”
The i7 Futures Forum is designed as
the fi rst part of an on-going effort to
help shape the direction of Western’s
recently announced Millennial Initiative,
a comprehensive regional economic
development strategy that includes the
addition of 344 acres of property adjacent
to the main campus, Evans said.
“The Millennial Initiative represents
the university’s creative engagement with
the economy, culture and aesthetics of the
region and its global counterparts. It will
enable the application of the best ideas of
the region while also serving as a center of
inspiration for students and other regional
citizens determined to turn their creativity
and education into a viable livelihood,”
said Chancellor John W. Bardo. “The i7
Futures Forum represents our hopes for
the inclusive and dynamic scope of the
Millennial Initiative.”
Participants in the forum are anticipated
from a variety of backgrounds, including
health care, biotechnology, tourism,
environment, government, engineering,
architecture, education, business,
communications, philosophy and art.
The forum will consist of numerous
panels – or “strands” – held throughout
the day on a wide variety of topics:
allied health industries; applied science,
biotechnology and native botanicals;
recreation, tourism and environment;
government policy and research; creative
and performing arts; engineering,
technology and green construction;
architecture and design; new economy
workforce; the creative class; teaching
and learning; entrepreneurial creation
and fi nancing; communications and
broadband; the search for meaning;
sociology and native culture; and student
ingenuity and ideas for the future.
Registration for the event is free of
charge. The deadline to register is Friday,
April 8. For more information about the
i7 Futures Forum or to register, contact
the Center for Regional Development
at 227-7492 or go to www.wcu.edu/crd.
Imagination
Ideas
Insight
Ingenuity
Innovation
Invention
Inspiration